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| From | Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.cars, aus.electronics |
| Subject | Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase |
| Date | 2023-12-10 22:22 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <ktllcdFo1a0U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (9 earlier) <op.2fo4x00sbyq249@pvr2.lan> <ktkjmeFgki5U2@mid.individual.net> <op.2fp86afebyq249@pvr2.lan> <ktlb9pFm84eU2@mid.individual.net> <ktljigFp4qbU2@mid.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 10/12/2023 9:52 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
> On 10-Dec-23 7:30 pm, Xeno wrote:
>> On 10/12/2023 7:14 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
>>> Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>> Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>>>> Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>>>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote
>>>>>>>>>>> Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Something to watch out for.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why are you assuming that it's a bad thing ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If you like wall-warts everywhere, then fine.
>>>>>>>>>>> Huh. I can see a few reasons why I wouldn't like a DC
>>>>>>>>>>> pedestal fan,
>>>>>>>>>>> but I honestly never thought that anyone would be bothered by
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> meer presence of a plugpack on a wall.
>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose they can be awkward to use with extension lead
>>>>>>>>>>> though,
>>>>>>>>>>> which a fan could often be used with.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Wall Warts are a PITA.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Don't buy that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yeah, I don't buy anything with wall warts either if there's an
>>>>>>>> alternative.
>>>>>>> More fool you, and that's not what I meant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The company buys in a heap of wall warts that are already Aus
>>>>>>>>>> certified for 230V so they don't need tohave the fan itself
>>>>>>>>>> certified. Cheaping out is all it is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Its bullshit to claim that that's all it is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok, you enlighten us on *your* reasoning behind the wall wart
>>>>>>>> plague!
>>>>>>> There is no plague.
>>>>>>> Its the sensible way to do things.
>>>>>
>>>>>> There's a wall wart plague here.
>>>
>>>>> Nope. The same number of plugged in devices regardless
>>>>> of whether there are powered with a wall wart or not.
>>>
>>>>>> Damn near everything has a wall wart these days.
>>>
>>>>> The same number of plugged in devices regardless
>>>>> of whether there are powered with a wall wart or not.
>>>
>>>> Your avoidance of the question noted!
>>>
>>> No question was avoided, fuckwit.
>>
>> I see Rod is back into Rod mode.
>
> No, wait, he hasn't mentioned any flushing yet.
>
> Sylvia.
It will come, guaranteed!
--
Xeno
Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-07 21:58 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-07 22:05 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-07 22:54 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-07 22:58 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-12-08 06:17 +1000
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 11:03 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-08 04:09 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 07:03 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 08:11 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-12-08 07:26 +1000
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 10:59 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 11:06 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2023-12-08 10:56 +1000
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2023-12-08 13:21 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:58 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 12:26 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 15:03 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-12-08 16:18 +1000
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 21:43 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2023-12-09 09:25 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 19:15 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:55 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 11:48 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-09 13:05 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 19:18 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 19:19 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 19:18 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 19:19 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-10 04:45 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-10 12:47 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-10 19:14 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-10 19:30 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-10 21:52 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-10 22:22 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-11 04:54 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 11:07 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 12:12 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2023-12-08 15:46 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 19:34 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 20:20 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-12-08 16:23 +1000
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:59 +1100
Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:52 +1100
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